35. Sir NAIRNE STEWART SANDEMANasked the President of the Board of Trade the value of cotton goods imported into the country for the first fortnight in November?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given on the 24th November to my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Mr. Herbert) respecting statistics for shorter periods than one month. Particulars of the imports of cotton goods into the United Kingdom are published monthly in the "Accounts relating to Trade and Navigation of the United Kingdom," and the figures for the month of November will be published on the 11th December.
Sir N. STEWART SANDEMANIn a case of urgency surely a little overtime might be worked to get out these figures?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAMy right hon. Friend is receiving a deputation this afternoon.
§ 38. Mr. KIRKPATRICKasked the President of the Board of Trade whether any cotton goods, including yarns, in the grey, finished, dyed, or partly finished state have been imported into this country from Japan during the period ended 14th November, 1931, or the latest date for which figures are available; and, if so, what is the value of the imports of such cotton goods, including yarns, during the period in question?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe total declared value of the imports of cotton goods separately recorded in the trade returns registered as consigned from Japan (including Formosa and Japanese leased territories in China) during the first 10 months of 1931 was £533,000. No imports of cotton yarns from Japan were recorded during this period.
§ Mr. KIRKPATRICKIs that pounds weight or pounds sterling?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAPounds sterling.